2018 in Norwegian music

Events

January

• 11 – The 17th All Ears festival started in Oslo.
• 19 – The 37th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo.
• 25 – The 31st Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø.
• 30 – The Barokkfest started in Trondheim.
• 31
• * The 7th Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø.
• * The 13th Ice Music Festival started in Geilo.

  February

• 1 – The 20th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard.
• 3 – The Oslo Operaball was arranged in Oslo.
• 21 – The Hemsingfestivalen started in Aurdal.
• 23 – Kirsti Huke received the 2017 Radka Toneff Memorial Award.
• 25 – The 2017 Spellemannprisen awards proceeded with Mari Boine as the 2017 honorary award recipient.

  March

• 1 – The Festival started in Oslo.
• 7 – The Borealis Festival started in Bergen.
• 9 – The 61st Narvik Winter Festival started in Narvik.
• 10 – Alexander Rybak won Melodi Grand Prix and is the Norwegian representative in the international final.
• 23 – The 45th Vossajazz started in Voss.
• 29 – The Inferno Metal Festival started in Oslo.

  April

• 18 – The Nidaros Bluesfestival started in Trondheim.

  May

• 4
• * The Balejazz started in Balestrand.
• * The 29th MaiJazz started in Stavanger.
• 9 – AnJazz the Hamar Jazz Festival started at Hamar.
• 16 – Hardanger Musikkfest started at Hardanger.
• 23 – The Festspillene i Bergen started in Bergen.
• 25 – The 46th Nattjazz started in Bergen.

  June

• 2 – The National Music Day was arranged in Oslo.
• 8 – The Kråkeslottfestivalen started at Senja.
• 12
• * The Bergenfest started in Bergen.
• * The Norwegian Wood music festival started in Oslo.
• 26 – The Risør kammermusikkfest started in Risør.

  July

• 4 – The Kongsberg Jazzfestival opened at Kongsberg consert.
• 7 – The 22nd Skånevik Bluesfestival started in Skånevik, Norway, with Jeff Beck as headliner.
• 12 – The 17th Stavernfestivalen started in Stavern.
• 16 – The Moldejazz starts in Molde.
• 19 – The Slottsfjell Festival started in Tønsberg.
• 25 – The 23rd Canal Street Festival started in Arendal.

  August

• 7 – The 20th Øyafestivalen started in Oslo.
• 8 – The 32nd Sildajazz starts in Haugesund.
• 9 – The Tromsø Jazz Festival started in Tromsø.
• 12 – The 33rd Oslo Jazzfestival starts in Oslo.
• 17 – The Parkenfestivalen starts in Bodø.
• 30
• * The 14th Punktfestivalen opens in Kristiansand.
• * The Blues in Hell starts in Stjørdal.
• Nathalie Stutzmann is appointed as new chief conductor for Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra. The French conductor is engaged for three years, and succeeds Giordano Bellincampi.

  September

• The Granittrock Festival starts in Grorud.

  October

• 18 – The 35th DølaJazz starts in Lillehammer.
• 27 – The Osafestivalen starts in Voss.
• 30 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo.

  November

• 14 – The Vardø Blues Festival starts.

  December

• 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held at Telenor Arena.

  Albums released

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New Artists

• Birgitta Elisa Oftestad, classical cellist and winner of the NRK talent award Virtuos.

  Deaths

• 29 – Asmund Bjørken, jazz and traditional folk accordionist and saxophonist.
• 30 – Bjørn Boysen, organist.

• 4 – Leif Rygg, traditional folk Hardanger fiddler.
• 5 – Ove Stokstad, graphic artist, jazz clarinetist and saxophonist.
• 16 – Tor Brevik, composer.

• 9 – Ole H. Bremnes, folk singer and poet.
• 18 – Håkon Banken, singer
• 31 – Frode Viken, guitarist and songwriter, D.D.E..

• 11 – Mikhail Alperin, Ukrainian born jazz pianist, member of the Moscow Art Trio, professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music.

• 5 – Bjørn Lie-Hansen, opera singer.
• 25 – Roald Stensby, rock singer.